PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

What happens to the heart when the Trisagion is prayed “Let your prayer be completely simple. One word was enough for the publican and one word saved the thief.” — St. John Climacus ⸻ When the fathers spoke about prayer, they did not speak first about words. They spoke about what happens to the heart . The Trisagion prayers are short, almost severe in their simplicity. Yet when they are prayed slowly and with attention something begins to happen within the soul that is diffic